Archives for June 2013

‘Here are some brief takeaways from the first session of the week…’

‘”I think it’s very difficult in what we’re trying to accomplish when we’re trying to get a starting quarterback in that competition. When you look at it from a standpoint of reps, there’s just not enough reps to really do a good job evaluating,” Marrone said. “We made a decision to go with the three quarterbacks and the competition out there right now, I think it will be a lot clearer for all of us — or especially for myself as a coach — obviously with the amount of reps now that Kevin and EJ will get.”‘

‘”I think it’s very difficult in what we’re trying to accomplish when we’re trying to get a starting quarterback from that competition,” said Marrone. “When you look at it from the standpoint of reps there’s just not enough reps to really do a good job of evaluating. So we made a decision to go with the three quarterbacks and the competition out there right now will be a lot clearer, especially for myself as a coach, with the amount of reps that Kevin and EJ will get.”‘

‘I think it’s very difficult in what we’re trying to accomplish, when we’re trying to get a starting quarterback and that competition. When you look at it from a standpoint of reps, I mentioned that last week, it’s just not enough reps to really do a good job evaluating. And so we made a decision and I think its tough decisions that are made. And we made a decision to go with the three quarterbacks in the competition out there right now. I think it’ll be a lot clearer for all of us, especially for myself as a coach, obviously with the amount of reps now that Kevin (Kolb) and EJ (Manuel) will get. I think at the same time, I think it’s important, it’s a very tough profession and you want to give people opportunities and I think that we really appreciate the job that Tarvaris did while he was here and how hard he worked and he was improving. Now he has an opportunity to catch on with another team and I think that’s important. He deserves that.’

‘”We were really proud of our (draft) record,” said Monos. “Coach Marrone was there and was part of some of those drafts as well. It’s that hard work element of it where we’re out there at pro days and hitting every single thing we could up until the draft to know as much as we could about those players.”‘

‘”It helps me (now),” Fisher said. “It really helps me. When I started (scouting) doing BLESTO you would meet with the players before they became stars, their junior year going into their senior year. It would give me a good read on the kids then and even now at the NFL Combine it’s a good read. Being around them and looking at their bio and family structure you can see some of the things that make me go, ‘Uh oh, we may want to watch out.'”‘

‘”I’ve been in this league going on eight years now,” Jackson said. “Hopefully, I’ll make it eight. But I know how it goes. Like I said, I just come out here and do my best. In certain situations your best might not be good enough. They invested a lot in a player in the first round.”‘

‘”You want to stick to what you believe in. Draft smart, hard-working, productive football players. It sounds simple but if you stick with it, the hit rate seems to be pretty good. We did a good job as a staff of being on the same page. Everybody knew what everybody wanted.”‘

‘In the end, Jackson never received a shot in Buffalo after being acquired by the Bills in a trade with Seattle in August. The seventh-year player spent all of last season as Buffalo’s third-string quarterback. Jackson then signed a one-year contract to return to Buffalo in February, believing he would have an opportunity to compete for a starting job.’

‘After re-signing with the Bills in the offseason, Jackson was at first expected to compete for a starting job under new head coach Doug Marrone, but the Bills signed former Arizona starter Kevin Kolb and used their first-round choice in April’s draft on Florida State signal-caller E.J. Manuel.’

‘Releasing Jackson now gives the eighth-year veteran a better opportunity to hook on with another team to compete for a backup job in training camp than he would have received in Buffalo.’

‘Jackson’s removal from the roster means that first-round pick EJ Manuel and free agent signing Kevin Kolb will be the only competitors for the starting job in 2013. Throughout Organized Team Activities, Jackson and Kolb split the majority of team repetitions, while the Bills focused on bringing Manuel along slowly.’

‘Young receivers make more mistakes. They’re also far too wrapped up in their own learning-curve to be worried about bringing the new QB along and helping him with his reads and adjustments. That’s a lot to put on a rookie’s plate. And it shouldn’t be expected.’

‘What are some things to expect out of the three-day workout? Here’s a brief outlook…’.

‘Monos, 38, takes over one half of Whaley’s responsibilities during the 2012 season in his new role and will report directly to the GM. It’s a fairly substantial leap within NFL circles, climbing from the ranks as an Area Scout over the past 12 years directly to his new position.’